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With Prof. Eve Krakowski discussing the Cairo Geniza

With Prof. Eve Krakowski discussing the Cairo Geniza

FromSeforimchatter


With Prof. Eve Krakowski discussing the Cairo Geniza

FromSeforimchatter

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Live show. #27.With Prof. Eve Krakowski (Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies at Princeton University) discussing the Cairo Geniza. Its History, how it was discovered, its uses today, the Friedberg project, the differences between the literary fragments and documents, her book, and much more.To purchase her book "Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture": https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691174983/coming-of-age-in-medieval-egypt
Released:
Aug 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Seforimchatter podcast is dedicated to the discussion of Seforim (holy texts and works pertaining to them), Jewish (non-sacred) Books, Jewish History and more. The variety of guests include rabbis, professors, historians, authors, editors, and others in the field.For more information or to sponsor a show, check out @seforimchatter on Twitter or email seforimchatter@gmail.com